Calm Ocean by Orvaratli

Sunday, 22nd February 2009

Calm Ocean

by Orvaratli

The freezing cold during the last couple of weeks has frozen all lakes and ponds and often covers them with snow as well. The ocean is the only thing offering reflections now.
After driving around in the moonlight night shooting some Aurora, I last visited Straumur YET again. It never fails to deliver, there is always a different angle or light each time.
My canon EOS 30D camera settings:
Aperture: f4.5
Shutter speed: 10 sec
ISO: 400
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm @ 15mm

Orvaratli

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35 Comments

Erin Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 4:39 am
What a beautiful shot!
James and Kelly Stone Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 5:18 am
Beautiful image. An amazing scene I wish to see live someday! Great job and congratulations!
Alan Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 7:04 am
Just one word ? Stunning.
Alan Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 7:14 am
Turn the Aurora 180 degrees and you have a figure in a hooded robe.
istvan Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 7:15 am
Spectacular light and reflection, the aurora looks great!
Maher Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 8:10 am
This is UNreal…… my god..!!
thanks for sharing..
i wish i can see this live.. soon..!!
Su Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 8:51 am
Stunning shot, the reflection and the house make it all the more eerie. congrats
Mandy Kilpatrick Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 10:12 am
This is a very beautiful photo. I love the composition and colors. The way the aurora dwarfs the house really shows the size of everything in the photo related to each other. Sometimes we can see the Aurora in the distance beyond mountains. There is a magical quality to it captured well in this photo. Congrats on your POTD!!
Anne Murray Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 10:37 am
Amazing!
Philip van Niekerk Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 10:47 am
Amazing Planet we live on!!!
Teresa Teresa Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 11:41 am
This is a stunning image! This proves that photographing can be a real fantastic experience, a new way of enjoying life.
Thank you for sharing!
Pauline Jones Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 12:15 pm
This is an awesome picture, fantastic colors; thanks for sharing.
omar franco Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 12:42 pm
just amazing, not anyone can achieve this shoot, continue shoting with this pro quality technique.
Wanda Krack Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:35 pm
WONDERFUL SHOT!!
Derek Dobbie Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 2:38 pm
This is stunning. One day I will get the chance to photograph this specticle. Well done indeed.
planet lover Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 3:19 pm
This must be Iceland, right? Fantastic picture! I can also see stars…wow!
Austin Toohey Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 4:07 pm
This is an incredible shot, great timing and placement. Great Shot!
Victoria Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Having seen them once up close and personal, photographs of the lights never cease to amaze me. I particularly like how the terminal points of the lights, though different, seem to shar the same point of origin… as if they could slide under the rocks… wonderful, thanks for sharing
Sue Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 5:17 pm
AWESOME! But where was this taken? I want to go there Thank you for this amazing photo…
Dennis Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Beautifully executed image!
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Stunning photo! Are these houses occupied?
Anne Says:
February 22nd, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Our wonderful and awesome Creator revealed his glory once again! Great photography!
k. libby Says:
February 23rd, 2009 at 2:20 am
Wow! This is absolutely gorgeous! Mother Nature is awesome and you captured her display beautifully!
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:11 am
Absolutely breathtaking. You are so lucky to be able to see and photograph the aurora borealis so often. Thank you so much for sharing them with us!
Anurag Says:
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:19 am
What a sense of distances dimensions and layers. Stars at infinity the aurora in the inosphere the clouds in the atmosphere, the terrestrial hut and then the water.
Malta Photography Says:
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:21 am
very good shot very good angle and the lighting is just perfect.
Sue Gagnon Says:
February 23rd, 2009 at 11:05 am
SHOCKINGLY BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPH!!!
Madeleine Calaido Weber Says:
February 25th, 2009 at 3:52 am
stunning… i am speechless. cheers Madeleine
Joel Schenk Says:
February 27th, 2009 at 12:47 am
Great cold weather image….well done.
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Says:
March 1st, 2009 at 12:18 pm
This is a great picture!
KJ Says:
March 9th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Absolutely stunning
mike Says:
September 28th, 2009 at 2:29 am
I love that sky. Don’t see that over here.
renee Says:
February 22nd, 2010 at 2:50 pm
simply beautiful!
Rajib Singha Says:
February 22nd, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Amazing shot!
Su Says:
February 26th, 2010 at 11:42 pm
I want to see this for myself another thing on the bucket list.